Welcome to another edition of our newsletter, giving you all the competition and groundwork news from around the club. Enjoy the read. |
Annual Medal
The annual medal always feels like the end of the golfing season, but a turn in the weather maybe will just keep the feeling of the season going on a little longer.
The Captain produced his best round of the year and won the medal on Saturday with an excellent nett 68. The round didn’t start off on the best foot being four over par after four holes. Three birdies, three bogeys and eight pars added up to a level par last 14 holes and his best round of the year.
Eddie Winn had a fine back nine of 38 to come in second with a nett 69. Division Two was won by one of our pupils from the summer, Graham Holden. Most pleasing was we have tried to increase Graham’s distance off the tee and with fairway woods so to win off the white tees in wet conditions shows something must be working.
The Annual Medals were won by Martin Gaffney in division one, who after qualifying last week with that great 66 gross followed it up with a level par 71. Division Two was won by Andy Earnshaw after a countback with Josh Stephens – Andy made a mad dash back from Japan after the England game was postponed and after 30 hours travelling came straight from Leeds Bradford to win the annual medal. Great effort Ernie well deserved.
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Annual aggregate competition
The annual medal does bring a close to the annual aggregate competition, and the jostling for places on the MacKenzie for 2020. Martin Gaffney with those two great closing rounds managed to catch Chris Pennington at -13 and become the first person to win the aggregate two years on the trot. Chris really did give it a good go and with two holes to go looked like he was going to increase his lead, but a three-putt on 17 and tee shot into the trees on the last meant he had to settle for a tie with Martin. Both have had great seasons, and a special mention to Scott Harrison who had a putt on the last to also tie, and Martyn Robinson, whose 70 not only achieved our season goal of 7 handicap, but also got him to -12 in the aggregate. |
Course Work
Despite the difficult ground conditions, the greenkeepers have really cracked on this week with the 4th hole.
You will see from the pictures that a new path has been created closer to the tree line on the right-hand side and work has continued filling in the new pipe in the ditch. The aim is to get the hole back in play for the weekend, but the areas of peat that have been moved are still very very soft and unstable.
If (heaven forbid!) you should mishit your ball into any area of the newly moved peat you are requested to not try and retrieve your ball and play one from the drop zone by the 5th tee. |
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Calvert Rose Bowl
The final of the Calvert Rose Bowl takes place on Sunday along with the Plate competition for all the earlier round competitors. The draw for tees is below with which tee you will be starting from, and dinner will follow (Jacket & Tie) with Roger and Margaret Calvert coming to present the trophy.
1A - Captain Lady, Captain, Daniel Waters, Sue Whitten
1 - Michael Grimes, Judith Barnes, Steve Johnson, Bev Burrows
2A - Steve Trutch, Sue Preston, Andy Earnshaw, Adele Allen
2 - Michael Weston, Ann Weston, Adrian Hall, Judy Owens
3 - Richard Jackson, Michelle Salt, Ninian Watt, Christine Mannion
16A - Rob Treweek, Maire McCarthy, Martyn Duffield, Beryl Pickering
16 - Nick Collins, Roohi Collins, Alan Morgan, Emma Bradley
17 - Gary Howe, Karen Howe, Adam Dewhirst, Ella Dewhirst
18A - Iain Esplin, Vicky Renny, Jonathan Naylor, Sue Rogerson
18 - Jack Cooke, Marian Cooke, John Waters, Sam Waters
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Since the game began in the 15th century, there is one thing that has never changed – the ball being the only piece of equipment used on every shot. Despite this, it still gets a raw deal with some golfers viewing it as less important than the clubs used to hit it. So, we decided to take a look back and see how modern golf balls compare to those of yesteryear. |
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In the beginning Feathery balls reigned supreme for over 200 years in the early days of golf, but even they are relatively new compared to the original hairy balls (guess what they were stuffed with!). It's hard to imagine what it would be like playing with those balls these days, and even the later-developed Gutty and Haskell balls left golfers with little-to-no room for error.
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Where we are today 100 years ago the thought of using a state-of-the-art Graphene-infused Dual Soft Core to minimise driver spin/maximise distance would have been unthinkable (and probably impossible) – but that is exactly what features in Callaway's Chrome Soft. Snazzy Truvis styling is something the Chrome Softs offer too for those golfers after something a little bit different. Why not grab a dozen or two and leave the Gutty at home? |
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